How to detect if words is English or non-English in PHP

3 Answers

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$s = "שלום";

if (strlen($s) != mb_strlen($s, 'utf-8'))
    echo "Not English words";
else 
    echo "English words";
 
 
/*
run:
   
Not English words
   
*/

 



answered Nov 1, 2016 by avibootz
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$s = "hi";

if (strlen($s) != mb_strlen($s, 'utf-8'))
    echo "Not English words";
else 
    echo "English words";
 
 
/*
run:
   
English words
   
*/

 



answered Nov 1, 2016 by avibootz
0 votes
$s = "hi שלום";

if (strlen($s) != mb_strlen($s, 'utf-8'))
    echo "Not English words";
else 
    echo "English words";
 
 
/*
run:
   
Not English words
   
*/

 



answered Nov 1, 2016 by avibootz
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